*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** Ivory Trafficking: Undercover Survey at the Mombasa Port Reveals Vulnerabilities, Confirms High Level Corruption, and Highlights National and International Security Issues An undercover survey of the Port of Mombasa by the Elephant Action League & WildLeaks reveals important vulnerabilities and weaknesses in shipping security procedures and confirms how corruption facilitates...

SUBJECT: “Ivory piles in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Leak (Grade 1) COLLECTION DATE: April 02, 2014 ACTION: Shared with law enforcement in another country. TEXT (sanitized): “The other day I was reading on Internet that police in Maputo had captured 3 men with rino horns in their car, and according to the report the...

SUBJECT: “Lion and Leopard being lured through fence on South African and Mozambique border in side Kruger National Park eastern boundary” SOURCE: Known by email DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Leak (Grade 1) COLLECTION DATE: March 02, 2014 ACTION: In the process to collect more information and evidence TEXT (sanitized): “For about 5 years (OMITTED), a proffesional hunter operating on a (OMITTED) in...

SUBJECT: “Chimpanzee orphan illegally held in Monrovia, Liberia” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Leak (Grade 1) COLLECTION DATE: February 11, 2015 ACTION: In contact with local NGOs and activists. Looking for a solution. Asking for a seizure. TEXT (sanitized): “This was sent to us by (OMITTED) in Monrovia: “I think it’s still a young chimpanzee, maybe puberty age. No idea...

SUBJECT: “Shipping Docs from Kenya” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Lead (Grade 2) COLLECTION DATE: June 24, 2014 ACTION: Shared with international law enforcement TEXT (sanitized) “…(OMITTED) This document was highlights as being forged by our office.” ATTACHMENTS: Bill of Lading with containers numbers (OMITTED). We do not show the document in order to further protect the anonymous source....

SUBJECT: Captive chimpanzees in Monrovia, Liberia SOURCE: Known by email DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Message (Grade 3) COLLECTION DATE: March 17, 2014 ACTION: In contact with local activists TEXT: “Dear All, i want to report the below, i’ve heard from two of my friends that they saw two chimpanzees locked up inside a cage by the road in Congo...

SUBJECT: Illegal parcelling of forest in Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo, Mexico SOURCE: Known by email DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Lead (Grade 2) COLLECTION DATE: March 21, 2014 ACTION: The source submitted also a detailed report that has been shared with a local journalist TEXT: “Illegal parcelling of forest in Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo, Mexico leads to loss of habitat...

SUBJECT: “Mozambique: Pemba sawmill & ivory smuggling” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Leak (Grade 1) COLLECTION DATE: May 06, 2014 ACTION: In the process to collect more information and evidence. Team in the field. TEXT (sanitized): “I received a tip from a contractor that works in construction in Mozambique that the (OMITTED) sawmill is being used for ivory...